Hello all,

Some great advice from former literary agent Nathan Bransford today on how to tighten up your writing—by just deleting a few phrases! Before submitting your piece to any market, check through it and see what of these can be cut—a cleaner, tighter piece always gives you an edge in the slush pile.

Find and delete these phrases from your novel

Thanks to 34 Orchard contributor Trisha J. Wooldridge for the link! Enjoy!